File propagation tool
AssigneeMicrosoft Corporation
InventorBret J. P. Mulvey
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Abstract
A method for controlling the flow of files from a development server to another server using a file propagation tool is disclosed. A job comprising at least one file on a development server is created, wherein the at least one file is selected using the file propagation tool loaded on a computer. The job is then copied to the computer. The job is copied to a test server for testing. The job is copied to a live server once the job has been successfully tested.
Claims9
One or more computer readable media storing computer executable instructions for performing a method for controlling a flow of files from a development server to another server using a file propagation tool, said method comprising the steps of:
- creating a job, comprising at least one file in a development server, wherein said at least one file is selected using said file propagation tool loaded on a computer;
- copying said job to said computer;
- sending the job to a testing server for testing;
- generating and sending a message to the testing server indicating a type of test to be performed on the job;
- copying said job to a live server;
- displaying a screen of said file propagation tool on said computer, wherein said screen displays a list of files stored on the development server, wherein each file name is displayed in one of a plurality of colors, and wherein each color represents different file status;
- and
- updating the user interface to indicate that the plurality of files are undergoing testing.
One or more computer readable media storing computer executable instructions for performing a method for controlling a flow of files, comprising step of:
- receiving on a user computer a job that references at least a plurality of files;
- propagating the job by sending the job from a development computer to a testing server for testing;
- generating and sending a message to the testing server indicating a type of test to be performed on the job;
- displaying a user interface that indicates a current publishing status of each of the plurality of files as the job propagates to a testing server and a live server;
- and
- updating the user interface to indicate that the plurality of files are undergoing testing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.